Alara Kerimler

Hello, I am Alara. I am an eating disorders specialist nutritionist and master’s degree specialist psychologist. I completed my undergraduate education at Yeditepe University between 2015 and 2019. During my undergraduate studies, I completed dual majors in Nutrition and Dietetics and Psychology. Throughout this period, I undertook internships as a nutritionist and psychologist in various hospitals (i.e. Çapa Hospital, Florance Nightingale Hospital) and private clinics. After completing my undergraduate education, I received a full scholarship to the Clinical Psychology Department of Beykent University. During my master's studies, I participated in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training affiliated with DATEM. After completing my mandatory internship at French Lape Hospital, I moved to the UK for my second master's degree. During the 2021-2022 academic year, I completed the MSc Clinical Nutrition and Eating Disorders at University College London with a distinction degree. As a part of my education, I have been in the child-adolescent and adult eating disorder services at Orchards Health and Family Center as a placement student. In my counselling practice, I actively work with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with disordered eating behaviours and eating disorders. I continue my education in CBT through the Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies Association, which is accredited by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.

Some of My Trainings:
*Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Theoretical Module (50h), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Diagnostic Assessment, Introduction, Family
Based Treatment, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for AN, BN, BED, ARFID (30h), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Tolerating Uncertainty in the Framework of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (3h), Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Gastrointestinal System Disorders and Eating Disorders (8h), Sarah Elder Nutrition
*Perfectionism in the Framework of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (3h), Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Diagnostic Assessment for Psychiatric Disorders (16h), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Psychotherapy

*Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorders,
*Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Eating and Weight Disorders and Personality Disorders (100h), DATEM
*Cognitive-Behavioural and Psychodynamic Approach to the Treatment of Eating and Weight Disorders, UC Berkeley
*Nutrition and Eating and Weight Disorders, UC Berkeley
*Basis Approaches in Eating Disorders Management I-II, Feyza Bayraktar, PhD, CEDS
*Basis of Eating Disorders, Feyza Bayraktar, PhD, CEDS

Translated Books from English:
*Lauren Muhlheim, When Your Teen Has An Eating Disorder. Translated. Alara Kerimler. Edited. Hakan Ogutlu. (Publication: Igloo, 2023).
*Jennifer J. Thomas, Kamryn T. Eddy. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Translated. Alara Kerimler, Busra Zeynep Ogutlu, Havva Baskoy, Meryem Kasak,
*Ozlem Kahraman, Sema Bozbey, Sermin Bilgen Ulgan. Edited. Hakan Ogutlu. (Publication: Apamer,
2023).